Movable Type Docs » Installation
Installation Guide Index
These are the official installation guides and resources for Movable Type.
Installation Guide Index
- Installation Guide Index (this page)
- Tools Necessary for Installation
- Before Installing
- Quick Install Guides
- Install via FTP using the Configuration Wizard
- Install via SSH with manual configuration of the
mt-config.cgi
- Detailed Step-by-Step Installation Guide
- Windows Server Installation Instructions
- Upgrade Guide
Reference
- File System & Directories
- File System Tour
- Web Root
cgi-bin- Application Directory (
$MT_HOME) - Static Directory (
$MT_STATIC) - Static Support Directory
- Themes Directory
- Plugins Directory
- Plugins Static Directory
- Addons Directory
- Addons Static Directory
- Blog Directories
- Configuration Wizard
- Troubleshooting
- File Permissions
mt-config.cgi- Managing multiple instances of Movable Type from a single installation
Still need help? Contact Six Apart or hire a consultant to help install or deploy a project with Movable Type.
Tools Necessary for Installation
- An access to your web server. This can be via FTP (with an FTP client), via SSH, etc.
- A text editor which edits plain text files. Also called a source code editor. Notepad on Windows or TextEdit on a Mac are common. (If accessing via SSH, then
vior other command line text editor is sufficient.) - Your web browser of choice: Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, etc.
Before Installing
- Because each server environment may come with differnet sets of pre-installed software, confirm that your web host meets the minimum requirements to run Movable Type. If you're unsure, point your web host to the Movable Type System Requirements page.
- Download Movable Type. Get the latest version of Movable Type Pro or Movable Type Open Source.
- On your web server, determine the following directories (folders):
- web root directory where the
mt-staticdirectory will be placed. The webroot directory contains the homepage of the website. - cgi-bin directory where cgi scripts are executable. This directory is usually named
cgi-bin, but may beCGI-BINorcgi. If this directory doesn't exist as a sibling or child of the web root directory, ask you hosting provider for the location.
- web root directory where the
Have database details ready.
For MySQL (recommended database) you'll minimally need the following:
- database name
- database user
- database user password
For PostgreSQL (supported in MT3.x and 4.x) you'll also need this info.
SQLite (supported in MT3.x and 4.x) will require:
- the path to the database file.
All ready? Let's install Movable Type...
- Install via FTP using the Configuration Wizard
- Install via SSH with manual configuration of the
mt-config.cgi - Detailed Step-by-Step Installation Guide
Tags
- install,
- Updated for MT5,
- upgrade
This page was last updated on 2012-07-20, 03:07.
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